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Well computers are strange beasts - every single time I reinstall my windows xp and run adaware it picks up those registry keys and I delete them. Yes it is ridiculous that windows installs this crap. Even if its not activated until you use those features - its still there...

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Well computers are strange beasts - every single time I reinstall my windows xp and run adaware it picks up those registry keys and I delete them. Yes it is ridiculous that windows installs this crap. Even if its not activated until you use those features - its still there...

If Windows is such a problem why not use Unix or Linux and be done with it? Do something active instead of complain.

Well computers are strange beasts - every single time I reinstall my windows xp and run adaware it picks up those registry keys and I delete them. Yes it is ridiculous that windows installs this crap. Even if its not activated until you use those features - its still there...

No idea what you mean. Perhaps you are using some kind of OEM version which comes with additional customised packages.

Just someone taking every little opportunity to bash Windows when they really do not know what they are talking about. Easily ignored.

Seems to be more of that occurs then insightful discussion whenever Microsoft products are discussed. I guess all you can do is just comment on the ones that stick to the topic at hand. (And I'll admit to not being a MS fan but just blindly bashing them doesn't make my opinion look any more intelligent).

just downloaded, will see what happen tomorrow when i test on an useless computer.

if this little thing helps...omg...my boss gonna be so happy.
cause we spend like 1/3 of the times in helpdesk just try to remove spywares...
well, what else do i expect from community services employees....

just downloaded, will see what happen tomorrow when i test on an useless computer.

if this little thing helps...omg...my boss gonna be so happy.
cause we spend like 1/3 of the times in helpdesk just try to remove spywares...
well, what else do i expect from community services employees....

Like I said in my last post I thought it was a very clean interface and ran very smoothly. I think people will find it very useful and I suspect while this software is "beta" it is based on some pretty decent software as it is essentially a rebranded spyware detection program that Microsoft bought out so that they could give it away as a carrot to get people to verify that their O/S is legitimate.

Actually providing free benefits like this spyware detection program to users running legit copies of Windows is a good incentive to help curb piracy. Well at least it might help MSFT get a handle on how big the piracy problem is. I don't like a lot of what MSFT does, but I think this is a smart move and will be good for users.

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Off topic:
I was going to ignore the anti-M$FT rabble, but since stymiee and others put their two cents in on these silly comments I'll add mine. I'm more of a reluctant MSFT user than a fan, and I never miss an opportunity to show users why they should shift away from MSIE, Outlook and Outlook Express. With that said, I really don't see how making sarcastic M$FT comments in every Microsoft thread is at all constructive. I echo the opinion that we should simply ignore trite sarcasm.

Due to the nature of what VNC does I would not say classifying it as spyware is inappropriate. Especially since some malicious users do try to install it on user's machines in an attempt to hijack them.

I'll keep using Spybot until this thing is out of beta, then I'll give it a shot. Spyware and virus monitoring are two things I just don't trust beta software with.

Same here. I using Pc-Cillin Internet Security, Spybot, Ad-aware etc. Apparently, people have had great success with the MS spyware thing in its beta stage - could that mean MS is going to become the spyware-defense market monopoly?

Same here. I using Pc-Cillin Internet Security, Spybot, Ad-aware etc. Apparently, people have had great success with the MS spyware thing in its beta stage - could that mean MS is going to become the spyware-defense market monopoly?

They could, but think about it, the spyware-defense market is an artificial market created by security weaknesses in Microsoft's products. One could look at it as users are having to pay extra for Microsoft's problems and Microsoft providing a free spyware tool is simply them making good on the fact that they are partially responsible for the problem to begin with. Notice that there isn't a need for a spyware-defense market in the Mac world.

This is probably the first time that I'm happy that Microsoft decided to enter a new market.